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Checklist of Family Mantispidae Leach, 1815 (Mantid lacewings)
for West Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
13150
40526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
607
13142
40500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
578
12983
39982
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
11
85
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
8
80
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Hemerobiiformia
Henry, 1982
5
32
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Mantispoidea
Leach, 1815
2
12
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMantispidae
Leach, 1815
Mantid lacewings, Mantidflies, Mantidfly, Mantis-flies
9
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
9 Genera with 23 Species
Afromantispa Snyman & Ohl, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Cercomantispa Handschin, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Climaciella Enderlein, 2002Wasp Mantidflies3SpeciesTaxom
Dicromantispa Hoffman, 20023SpeciesTaxom
Mantispa Illiger, 19255SpeciesTaxom
Plega Navas, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclimaciella Handschin, 18526SpeciesTaxom
Sagittalata Handschin, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Zeugomantispa Hoffman, 18422SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
23 Species
Afromantispa nana Erichson, 1839
Afromantispa zonaria Navás, 1925Yellowfinned albacore
Cercomantispa decellei Poivre, 1982
Cercomantispa vulpes Stitz, 1913
Climaciella brunnea Say, 1824Brown Mantidfly
Climaciella porosa Hoffman, 2002Smalleye squaretail
Dicromantispa gracilis Erichson, 1839
Dicromantispa sayi Banks, 1897Say'S Mantidfly
Dicromantispa synapsis Hoffman, 2002Smalleye squaretail
Mantispa nabota Olivier, , 1797
Mantispa nana (Lichtenstein, 1802)⇒ Mantispa nabota Olivier, , 1797
Mantispa paraguayana Ohl, 2004Climbing bass
Mantispa tessmanni Stitz, 1913
Mantispa zonaria Navas, 1925Japanese mud shrimp
Plega hagenella Westwood, 1867Black marlin
Pseudoclimaciella alberti Navas, 1936Atlantic white marlin
Pseudoclimaciella apicipennis Kolbe, 1897
Pseudoclimaciella congensis Navas, 1936Atlantic white marlin
Pseudoclimaciella coronata Stitz, 1913
Pseudoclimaciella loanga Navas, 1909
Pseudoclimaciella tropica Westwood, 1852
Sagittalata hilaris Navas, 1925Yellowfinned albacore
Zeugomantispa virescens (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Mantispa virescens Rambur, 1842

Subnodes of Mantispidae with occurrences in West Africa
SubfamilyMantispinae
Leach, 1815
8
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySymphrasinae
Navas, 1909
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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